It's Gossip Girl here, your one and only source into the scandalous life of Manhattan's elite – being far from Manhattan for now.

Weird towns call for weird people. And then I don't mean people who think Armani matches with Gucci. No, every shadow holds a secret. And in Mystic Falls, this secret might turn into a nightmare. Because there is something looming in the darkness. And we don't know what it is. This is the perfect job for Gossip Girl to find out. Who is Mysterious Man in the shadows? What is he after? I guess that in Virginia, calling paparazzi won't make someone lose his cover. Here, people can blend in with the nature. Therefore, Mysterious Man has managed to stay hidden, even for me. But he is about to be discovered.

"What is Damon doing here?" Stefan whispered as Elena handed him her drink. The others didn't hear, and that probably was a good thing since Caroline and Damon weren't completely on good terms.

"Probably drowning in self-pity and thinking of huge diabolical plans to take over the world," Elena shrugged, not mentioning the perverted things he had said.

"He has no right to put his nose into our private business," Stefan answered gruffly. Elena sighed.

"If you overheard the entire conversation, then why bother to ask what it was about?" she said, annoyed.

"I just wanted to point that out," Stefan answered her, while looking over her shoulder towards the bar.

Ah. She understood. They both hadn't been talking to her. Damon had been saying all these things so Stefan would hear it and be angry, and now he was answering Damon from the other side of the bar. Vampires could be so complicated.

"And if you would both stop using me as your messenger. I would appreciate that. Thank you," Elena said angrily. She picked up her glass and walked away from Stefan, back towards her normal human friends and felt happy that she could talk with them without one of them vamping out every now and then.

"I have a strange feeling. Like something is about to happen…" Bonnie whispered to Elena when she was close enough. Oh, right. She had forgotten about the fact that her best friend was a witch. Guess normal would never be really normal for Elena Gilbert.

"Perhaps it is going to rain," said Matt, who was standing close enough to hear Bonnie whisper. Good old Matt. He would always be so perfectly normal that it was a pleasure to be his friend, Elena thought.

"I am sure that's it," Elena assured Bonnie, who was obviously worried about this strange feeling. "I mean, what could possibly happen?"

Outside, a dark figure, clothed in a hooded cloak, stood between the trees. He looked towards the grill, a tiny smile playing around his lips. Because of the cloak, it was nearly impossible to see his face. The only thing that could be seen were the sharp teeth between full dark lips.

"Elena Gilbert," he said softly, sniffing the air, "I found her at last."

"So, this is where the youth of this godforsaken place hang out?" Blair Waldorf asked her mignons when they were standing in front of the grill.

"Yes, it is," Marilyn answered, a little bit angry that Blair was so negative about her birth town, "and please tell me again, Blair. Why do you need to go to the grill so badly?"

"It's obvious you don't understand," Blair answered, "only one person can be the mastermind behind everything. But let me put it like this: if I want to be accepted in this town, I have to mingle with the people who live there."

"But you don't want to be accepted," Marilyn answered stubbornly, "you want to shout at people and rule them."

Blair smiled a tiny smile. "Who says it doesn't start with the same thing?"

She opened the door of the Grill and walked in, followed by her personal guard. She looked around. She had never been in a place like this. She was used to fancy bars, expensive cocktails and paparazzi. But this was the kind of bar you found in every little town. Where sad and depressed civilians sat and the bar and drank away their sorrow of their empty little lives without money. This was the perfect place for Vanessa Abrams to be, Blair thought. Although even among these paupers, her clothing style would still be ugly.

In a corner, she saw Elena Gilbert and her friends at the pool table. They weren't really having fun though. The dark girl –Bonnie, if Blair recalled correctly – was frowning as if there was something bothering her. Elena had her arms crossed and was very openly ignoring her boyfriend while shooting even more annoyed glances in the direction of the bar. Stefan himself looked guilty enough to accept being ignored for a while, but he too was constantly staring at the bar with an angry expression. What exactly was at the bar, Blair couldn't see for there was a large pillar in her view.

Blair and her followers walked towards a table and sat down. She lay her Louis Vuitton on the table for everyone to see. They ordered something to drink and then got down to business.

"Okay, so there are Elena and her friends. I need to meet them. Who can introduce me in a way that I won't look too sad?" Blair asked the other girls, "who has connections with either the Gilberts or the Salvatores? And by connections, I don't mean that you buy your gas at the same station. I really mean connections."

It was silent for a while. All girls struggled for words. They wanted to show Blair how perfect and cool they were, but none of them were cool enough to actually have connections.

"There is a little problem," Marilyn eventually answered, "they don't have contact with anyone except their group of cool people. I mean, I used to do afterschool gym class with Vicky Donovan, Matt's sister, but I obviously can't get back on that connection."

"Why not? What's the problem?"

"She died two months ago," Marilyn answered coldly. Blair was silent for a while, not knowing what to say.

"I am sorry to hear that," she finally answered, and she actually sounded genuinely sorry.

"I have Economics with Jeremy Gilbert," the girl who loved to chew gum all the time suddenly said.

"Why didn't you say so before!" Blair demanded, "you are obligated to share this kind of vital information!"

"Well, because it is hard to approach him. He is, like, completely isolated, you know. And he looks cute but he is a total loner. And doing drugs is, like, so not my thing, but it was his. So, you know, I just never really talked to him. I mean, the only cool thing about him is that his sister is Elena. But he himself.. I can't just walk up to him and start talking. People will stare and they will, you know, think I like him and stuff."

"Okay, so for as far as I am informed at the moment, you are all useless," Blair answered. The way chewing gum girl talked annoyed her incredibly. She talked like Penelope or Hazel, who had been a member of her loyal court back in her senior year at Constance. "I need to meet these people, and I need that now. So if none of you can help me, you might as well leave."

"Well, I could always help you meet them," a velvet voice sounded from behind her. Blair felt the hairs on the back of her neck start to tingle. She saw the awed gazes of her sophomores and she felt the icy wind that suddenly surrounded them. She knew who was behind her without looking.

"Damon Salvatore," Blair said and turned around. She showed him the most icy look she could manage, "just the person I was looking for. Sit down."

Spotted. Tall Dark And Handsome joining hands with Blair Waldorf. My question is, will this be a smart pair? We all know that B. can't be stopped when she is after her revenge, and that Tall Dark And Handsome can't be trusted at all. Will they team up to take down Stefan Salvatore? Or will they team up to take down each other? I am sure our Mysterious Man will help them with that. He is getting into view. He is almost discovered. Who are you, Mysterious Man? What are you after? I am dying to find out.

You know you love me,
Xoxo, Gossip Girl

A/N This isn't my best chapter so far. I might even say it is boring. But I can assure you that it is the start of a lot of things that will happen in the upcoming chapters. Stay tuned to find out more about Mysterious Man and Damon's and Blair's plans.

Thanks for reading and to those who reviewed - Night Person 4ever, MerzySalvatore – this chapter. It means a lot.

Xxx Eline aka Asrialth